On 18 November 2013, Numaligarh Refinery inaugurated its Naphtha Splitter Unit, set up to facilitate supply of petrochemical grade naphtha, to Assam Gas Cracker Project.
The project has been set up with an investment of Rs 87 crore and has been funded entirely by internal sources. It will supply 1.60 lakh tonne of petrochemical grade naphtha annually to the project which is being implemented by Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer (BCPL) at Lepetkata near Dibrugarh.
The unit will convert the Naphtha generated in the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) and Hydrocracker Unit (HCU) of the Refinery and convert it into paraffin-rich Naphtha, suitable to be used as feedstock in the Naphtha Cracker Unit of the Gas Cracker Project.
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